St Monica of North Africa, mother of St Augustine of Hippo c 322-387

                                                   Psalm 119:18

Open 

my 

eyes 

that 

I may 

see the wonders of your law. 

“The present Roman Catholic calendar &  The Lutheran Service Book commemorate Monica the day before the feast day of her son, whose life was so interwoven with her own. [Other calendars, including the BCP] retain the pre-vious date...  May 4, ma-king Monica available as a model for Mother’s Day ..."

Pray for mothers, 

for all homes where only one parent is Christian,

and for a spirit of unceasing prayer.